{"id":34372,"date":"2025-06-04T16:51:41","date_gmt":"2025-06-04T11:21:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/musicmaster.in\/blog\/?p=34372"},"modified":"2025-06-06T11:03:07","modified_gmt":"2025-06-06T05:33:07","slug":"expert-analysis-10-legendary-music-directors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/musicmaster.in\/blog\/expert-analysis-10-legendary-music-directors\/","title":{"rendered":"The Evolution of Tamil film music: An expert analysis of 10 legendary music directors"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_2 ez-toc-wrap-center counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title ez-toc-toggle\" style=\"cursor:pointer\">Table of Contents<\/div>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/musicmaster.in\/blog\/expert-analysis-10-legendary-music-directors\/#KV_Mahadevan_1942_%E2%80%93_1992\" >K.V. Mahadevan (1942 \u2013 1992)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/musicmaster.in\/blog\/expert-analysis-10-legendary-music-directors\/#MS_Viswanathan_1952_%E2%80%93_2015\" >M.S. Viswanathan (1952 \u2013 2015)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/musicmaster.in\/blog\/expert-analysis-10-legendary-music-directors\/#Ilayaraja_1976_-_Present\" >Ilayaraja (1976 - Present)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/musicmaster.in\/blog\/expert-analysis-10-legendary-music-directors\/#AR_Rahman_1992_%E2%80%93_Present\" >A.R Rahman (1992 \u2013 Present)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/musicmaster.in\/blog\/expert-analysis-10-legendary-music-directors\/#Deva_1988_%E2%80%93_Present\" >Deva (1988 \u2013 Present)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/musicmaster.in\/blog\/expert-analysis-10-legendary-music-directors\/#Harris_Jayaraj_2001_%E2%80%93_Present\" >Harris Jayaraj (2001 \u2013 Present)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/musicmaster.in\/blog\/expert-analysis-10-legendary-music-directors\/#Yuvan_Shankar_Raja_1996_%E2%80%93_Present\" >Yuvan Shankar Raja (1996 \u2013 Present)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/musicmaster.in\/blog\/expert-analysis-10-legendary-music-directors\/#VidyaSagar_1989_%E2%80%93_Present\" >VidyaSagar (1989 \u2013 Present)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/musicmaster.in\/blog\/expert-analysis-10-legendary-music-directors\/#Imman_2002_%E2%80%93_Present\" >Imman (2002 \u2013 Present)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/musicmaster.in\/blog\/expert-analysis-10-legendary-music-directors\/#Anirudh_2011_%E2%80%93_present\" >Anirudh (2011 \u2013 present)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/musicmaster.in\/blog\/expert-analysis-10-legendary-music-directors\/#Final_thoughts\" >Final thoughts<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-12\" href=\"https:\/\/musicmaster.in\/blog\/expert-analysis-10-legendary-music-directors\/#FAQs\" >FAQs<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"34372\" class=\"elementor elementor-34372\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bd1734c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"bd1734c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a47a454 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a47a454\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Tamil Film industry is gifted to have many stars in the field of music direction, right from K.V. Mahadevan to Anirudh. Each music director came with their signature style and had set a new trend which became a blessing and variety for all music lovers.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Many of the <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Tamil music directors<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> worked with popular movie directors such as K. Balachandar, Maniratnam, Shankar, and Bharathiraaja. They had also worked with popular singers such as S.P.B, Yesudas, S. Janaki, P. Susheela, K.S. Chithra, Shreya Ghoshal and so on. <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9aac071 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9aac071\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eecc1cd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"eecc1cd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"KV_Mahadevan_1942_%E2%80%93_1992\"><\/span>K.V. Mahadevan (1942 \u2013 1992)<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b21cafd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b21cafd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><b>Early Days<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In 1918, a musical genius was born in the southern end of Tamilnadu. It was Mahadevan who made his first cry in the land of Nagercoil.<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">His parents were Venkadachalam Bhagavathar and Pichaiyammal. The first Tamil movie in which Mahadevan composed music was for Manonmani in 1942.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e9a50cf elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e9a50cf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/musicmaster.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/k-v-mahadevan-musicmaster1.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-34388\" alt=\"k-v-mahadevan-musicmaster\" srcset=\"https:\/\/musicmaster.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/k-v-mahadevan-musicmaster1.png 600w, https:\/\/musicmaster.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/k-v-mahadevan-musicmaster1-300x225.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" loading=\"eager\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a7eaf5 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6a7eaf5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b7c1dae elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b7c1dae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Popular Songs by Mahadevan:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Oru Naal Podhuma from Thiruvilaiyadal; NalamDhaana from Thillana Moganambal; Aayiram Nilave Vaa from Adimai Penn; Mayakkam Enna from Vasantha Maaligai; Ore Oru Oorile from Padikaatha Medhai.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-189aede7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"189aede7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48e4764d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"48e4764d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-248bc510 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"248bc510\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Did You Know?\n<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-35fc0b6c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"35fc0b6c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Nadaswaram was Mahadevan\u2019s favorite instrument and he did use this instrument frequently in his movie songs.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3bf2c45 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3bf2c45\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-abb0774 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"abb0774\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><b>Awards and Titles<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">K.V. Mahadevan was the first person to receive the nation\u2019s first National Award for music direction for the movie Kandan Karunai in 1967. He won the TamilNadu state award for the movie Adimai Penn. He was called Swara Brahma (Creator of Musical Notes) and Thirai Isai Thilagam (Pride of Film Music).<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The man who composed music for more than 600 films, and a pioneer among <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Tamil music directors<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, passed away in 2001.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21d6554 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"21d6554\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d7f4f05 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d7f4f05\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"MS_Viswanathan_1952_%E2%80%93_2015\"><\/span>M.S. Viswanathan (1952 \u2013 2015)<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ac61b7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4ac61b7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><b>Early Days<\/b><\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">M.S Viswanathan was born in God\u2019s own country, Kerala, in 1928 in Palakkad. His beloved Malayali parents were the renowned couple Manayangath Subramanian and Narayaniammal.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c30ebab elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c30ebab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/musicmaster.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/m-s-viswanathan-musicmaster1.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-34389\" alt=\"m-s-viswanathan-musicmaster\" srcset=\"https:\/\/musicmaster.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/m-s-viswanathan-musicmaster1.png 600w, https:\/\/musicmaster.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/m-s-viswanathan-musicmaster1-300x225.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" loading=\"eager\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3edde5e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3edde5e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Viswanathan joined with Ramamoorthy and composed music for the movie, Panam in the year 1952. He previously worked on the background score of a few movies and composed music along with Ramamoorthy from 1952 to 1965 for more than 100 films. They later parted ways after the movie, Aayirathil Oruvan.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b22fb80 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b22fb80\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f627cd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6f627cd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><b>Popular Songs by M.S. Viswanathan<\/b><\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Inbame Undhan Per from Idhayakani; Pachaikili Muthucharam from Ulagam Sutrum Vaaliban; Azhagiya Tamil Magal Ival from Rickshawkaran; Atho Vaaranadi Vaarandi from Polladhavan; Sippi IrukuthMuthum Irukuthu from Varumaiyin Niram Sivappu.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed117a9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ed117a9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-22168b4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"22168b4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Did You Know?\n<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-876ab29 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"876ab29\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Viswanathan has lent his unique voice to 200 songs composed by others and almost 500 songs sculpted by him including Sollathan Ninaikiren. He sang Mazhaithuli Mazhaithuli for A.R. Rahman which became a huge hit. <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6826697 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6826697\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7876ec4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7876ec4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><b>Awards and Titles<\/b><\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Viswanathan won the Kalaimamani Award from the Tamilnadu State Government. He won the Lifetime Achievement Award \u2013 South from Filmfare. He won the TamilNadu State Film Award for Best Music Director for the film Lakshmi Kalyanam. He got honorary doctorates from Sathyabama University and Manonmaniam Sundaranar University. He was known as Mellisai Mannar (King of Melody) and Thirai Isai Chakravarthy (Emperor of Cine Music).\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">M.S.Viswanathan passed away in July, 2015. There is no doubt that he was outstanding among <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Tamil music directors.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f342bee e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f342bee\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2be037b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2be037b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Ilayaraja_1976_-_Present\"><\/span>Ilayaraja (1976 - Present)<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5772931 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5772931\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><b>Early Days<\/b><\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The year 1943, bore witness to the birth of Ilayaraja in the serene town of Pannaiapuram nestled inside Theni, TamilNadu. Raja was the cherished son of Ramaswamy and Chinnathayi. In his younger years, he performed in his brother\u2019s music troupe named Pavalar Brothers in many places of South India. He later worked as assistant for music composer Venkatesh for more than 200 Kannada films.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In 1976, Director Panchu Arunachalam gave the first chance to Raja to compose music for his film Anakilli. <a href=\"https:\/\/musicmaster.in\/blog\/best-ilayaraja-tamil-songs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Ilayaraja<\/strong> <\/a>introduced a new style of music composition and combined folk with western music. For a long period of time, Raja was the most popular and<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> best music director in Tamil.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-38cbec8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"38cbec8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/musicmaster.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/ilayaraja-maestro-musicmaster1.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-34390\" alt=\"ilayaraja-maestro-musicmaster\" srcset=\"https:\/\/musicmaster.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/ilayaraja-maestro-musicmaster1.png 600w, https:\/\/musicmaster.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/ilayaraja-maestro-musicmaster1-300x225.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" loading=\"eager\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-310d7c1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"310d7c1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f8e3a8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5f8e3a8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><b>Popular Songs by Ilayaraja<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Machana Paatheengala from Anakilli; Poonkathave Thazh Thiravai from Nizhalgal; Senthoora Poove from 16 Vayathinile; Ninaivo Oru Paravai from Sigappu Rojakkal; Keladi Kanmani from Puthu Puthu Arthangal. <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a9dbffb e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a9dbffb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ca5797 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4ca5797\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Did You Know?\n<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-29c1339 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"29c1339\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">American Cinema Portal, Taste of Cinema, placed Ilayaraja as the only Indian in the Top 25 greatest film music composers in the world. Ilayaraja is Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha, in the arts division from 2022.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b196cba e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b196cba\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dc5ad48 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dc5ad48\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><b>Awards and Titles<\/b><\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ilayaraja has received the Padma Vibhushan (second highest civilian award) in 2018 from the Government of India. He won the national award for best music direction 3 times for the films Sindhu Bhairavi(Tamil), RudraVeena (Telugu) and Sagara Sangamam (Telugu). He won the TamilNadu State Film award six times for best music director. He was also awarded the Kalaimamani by the Tamilnadu State Government. He won the Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award among <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">South music directors.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">He was called Maestro by Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, London and Isaignani (Genius or Sage of Music) by Tamil music lovers.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-505bc67 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"505bc67\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3084858 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3084858\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"AR_Rahman_1992_%E2%80%93_Present\"><\/span>A.R Rahman (1992 \u2013 Present)\n<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26967ec elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"26967ec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><b>Early Days<\/b><\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Music director Shekhar and his strong-willed wife Kareema Begum were overjoyed when their son <a href=\"https:\/\/musicmaster.in\/blog\/ar-rahman-best-tamil-songs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>A.R.Rahman<\/strong><\/a> was born in 1967 in cosmopolitan Chennai, TamilNadu. Rahman said, \u201cI want to be like Chick Corea (American jazz pianist and composer) one day.\u201d Music for movies was never on the mind of young Rahman.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">He started his own band, made jingles, composed for industrial films, programmed music for other <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Tamil music directors,<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> and wanted to make independent albums. He was also very good in the electronics of the music instruments and was asked to fix any instrument that was not working.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">But destiny had different plans, and Director Maniratnam asked Rahman to compose music for his film Roja in 1992 and the rest became history.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-067e962 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"067e962\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/musicmaster.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/a-r-rahman-musicmaster1.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-34391\" alt=\"a-r-rahman-musicmaster\" srcset=\"https:\/\/musicmaster.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/a-r-rahman-musicmaster1.png 600w, https:\/\/musicmaster.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/a-r-rahman-musicmaster1-300x225.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" loading=\"eager\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-46bd61f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"46bd61f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8813e0e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8813e0e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><b>Popular Songs<\/b><\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Chinna Chinna Aasai from Roja; Oorvasi Oorvasi from Kadhalan; Chikku Buku Chikku Buku Raile from Gentleman; Narumugaye from Iruvar; MunbeVaa En Anbe from Sillunu Oru Kadhal.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-89d7d68 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"89d7d68\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8256ad0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8256ad0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Did You Know?\n<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-705fdaf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"705fdaf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The first band Rahman founded when he was 13 was called Aristocrat. His own recording studio is named Panchatan. A street is named after Rahman in Ontario, Canada.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b40df08 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b40df08\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c05337 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7c05337\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><b>Awards and Titles<\/b><\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Rahman won 2 Oscars, for best original song (Jai Ho) and Best original score for the movie Slumdog Millionaire. He won two Grammy Awards. He won the Padma Bhushan (third-highest civilian Award of India). He won the National Film Award for Best Music Direction five times. He is known as Isai Puyal (Musical Storm) and Mozart of Madras.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e445ac e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6e445ac\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-003b56c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"003b56c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Deva_1988_%E2%80%93_Present\"><\/span>Deva (1988 \u2013 Present)\n\n<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6fec0e0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6fec0e0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><b>Early Days<\/b><\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Deva was born in verdant Tamilnadu in 1950. His parents were M.C. Chokkalingam and M.C.Krishnaveni. In 1973, he formed the Boses Deva troupe along with Chandra Bose and performed in many stage shows. He also composed music for 450 devotional albums.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">His first film as music director was for the movie, Manasukketha Maharasa in 1989. However, the film for which his music made a big impact was Vaikasi Poranthachu in 1990. Deva soon became one of the<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> top music directors<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> in Tamil.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0dbaa8c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0dbaa8c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/musicmaster.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/deva-musicmaster1.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-34392\" alt=\"deva-musicmaster\" srcset=\"https:\/\/musicmaster.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/deva-musicmaster1.png 600w, https:\/\/musicmaster.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/deva-musicmaster1-300x225.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" loading=\"eager\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2faf774 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2faf774\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-07bee35 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"07bee35\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><b>Popular Songs<\/b><\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Chinna Ponnu Thaan from Vaikasi Poranthachu; Naan Autokaaran Autokaaran from Baasha; Rekka Katti Parakutaiya from Annamalai; Engenge Engenge from NerukkuNer; Thilothamma from Aasai; Thoothuvalai Ilai Araichi from Thaai Manasu.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ec60418 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ec60418\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ff6158 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2ff6158\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Did You Know?\n<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f8fcc47 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f8fcc47\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Deva popularized the Gaana genre in Tamil films among Tamil music directors and made it mainstream.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9691408 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9691408\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fecf292 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fecf292\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><b>Awards and Titles<\/b><\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Deva won the TamilNadu State Film Award twice. He was awarded the Kalaimamani by the TamilNadu Government. The veteran music director M.S. Viswanathan awarded Deva the poetic name Thenisai Thendral.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-196fdb5 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"196fdb5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-72e2b8e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"72e2b8e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Harris_Jayaraj_2001_%E2%80%93_Present\"><\/span>Harris Jayaraj (2001 \u2013 Present)\n\n\n<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0a149ac elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0a149ac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><b>Early Days<\/b><\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The year 1975 heralded the birth of Harris Jayaraj in vibrant Chennai, the capital of TamilNadu. He was born to S.M. Jayakumar, a film guitarist and Rachel Jayakumar. Harris worked as a music programmer for more than 600 films under 25 different music directors. His first film as a music director was for the movie Minnale in 2001.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f172731 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f172731\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/musicmaster.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/harris-jayaraj-musicmaster1.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-34393\" alt=\"harris-jayaraj-musicmaster\" srcset=\"https:\/\/musicmaster.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/harris-jayaraj-musicmaster1.png 600w, https:\/\/musicmaster.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/harris-jayaraj-musicmaster1-300x225.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" loading=\"eager\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a4bf534 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a4bf534\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cedd7d3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cedd7d3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><b>Popular Songs<\/b><\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Vaseegara from Minnale; Mudhal Kanave from Majnu; Uyirin Uyire from Kaakha Kaakha; Aagaya Sooriyanai from Samurai; Suttum Vizhi Sudare from Ghajini.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d69a0f7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d69a0f7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aa75d56 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"aa75d56\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Did You Know?\n<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8fdff1e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8fdff1e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The first world music tour of Harris was named \u2018Harris on The Edge\u2019 and was staged in India and Dubai in 2011-2012.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d786ebe e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d786ebe\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-98cce58 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"98cce58\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><b>Awards and Titles<\/b><\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Harris was a <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">famous Tamil music director<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> and won the TamilNadu State Film Awards three times. He won six Filmfare awards. The Tamilnadu government awarded him with Kalaimamani. He also got the Honorary Doctorate of Letters from Dr. M.G.R Educational and Research institute.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e279f1e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e279f1e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0966d6e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0966d6e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Yuvan_Shankar_Raja_1996_%E2%80%93_Present\"><\/span>Yuvan Shankar Raja (1996 \u2013 Present)\n\n\n\n<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45aca75 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"45aca75\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><b>Early Days<\/b><\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The maestro Ilayaraja music lineage was well extended when Yuvan Shankar Raja was born as a third child to Maestro and Jeeva in 1979 in Chennai, TamilNadu. Jacob Master was Yuvan\u2019s music guru. Yuvan\u2019s mother suggested making music as his profession. So, he started composing music for an album. The producer of the Aravindhan movie liked the tune and asked Yuvan to compose the trailer and music for the songs. Thus, Yuvan entered the film music arena in 1997.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f5d6977 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f5d6977\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/musicmaster.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/yuvan-shankar-raja-musicmaster1.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-34394\" alt=\"yuvan-shankar-raja-musicmaster\" srcset=\"https:\/\/musicmaster.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/yuvan-shankar-raja-musicmaster1.png 600w, https:\/\/musicmaster.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/yuvan-shankar-raja-musicmaster1-300x225.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" loading=\"eager\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-82cbc46 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"82cbc46\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d96529 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3d96529\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><b>Popular Songs<\/b><\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ninaithu Ninaithu Paarthal from 7G Rainbow Colony; Oru Naalaikul Ethanai Kanavu from Yaaradi Nee Mohini; Rowdy Baby from Maari 2; MalargaleMalara Vendam from PudhuKotaiyilirundhu Saravanan; Enthan Vaanamum Neethaan from Deepavali.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-336fc11 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"336fc11\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ff5e61e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ff5e61e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Did You Know?\n<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-943500b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"943500b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Yuvan popularized the remix culture in Tamil Cinema and he remixed old songs such as Per Vechaalum Vaikaama and Vachikava Unna Mattum. He introduced hip-hop music in Tamil cinema, he also sings for other prominent music directors like Kadal Raasa Naan for Rahman from the movie Maryan. <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c4aef75 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c4aef75\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c29805 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7c29805\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><b>Awards and Titles<\/b><\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Yuvan won the TamilNadu State Film Award twice for <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">best Tamil music director<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">recognition. He won the Filmfare Award for best music direction once. He received the Kalaimamani from the TamilNadu Government. Sathyabama College of Science and Technology awarded him an honorary doctorate. He is known as the King of Background Music.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d34c3a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6d34c3a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-89dad10 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"89dad10\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"VidyaSagar_1989_%E2%80%93_Present\"><\/span>VidyaSagar (1989 \u2013 Present)\n\n\n\n<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-da21807 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"da21807\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><b>Early Days<\/b><\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In 1963, the land of Andhra Pradesh welcomed a future melody king VidyaSagar into its arms. His father U. Ramachandar was a musician. During his initial days, he worked as an assistant under many music directors. He showcased his music composition skills through his maiden film Poomanam in 1989.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a490abe elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a490abe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/musicmaster.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/vidyasagar-musicmaster1.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-34395\" alt=\"vidyasagar-musicmaster[\" srcset=\"https:\/\/musicmaster.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/vidyasagar-musicmaster1.png 600w, https:\/\/musicmaster.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/vidyasagar-musicmaster1-300x225.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" loading=\"eager\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0661caf e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0661caf\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-570d1de elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"570d1de\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><b>Popular Songs<\/b><\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Minsaaram En Meedhu from Run; Aasai Aasai from Dhool; Raa Raa from Chandramukhi; Silendra Theepori from Thithikudhe; Thaen Thaen from Kuruvi.\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a0ea81e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a0ea81e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8c47d0f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8c47d0f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Did You Know?\n<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-13b6ec7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"13b6ec7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">VidyaSagar was the first South Indian composer to compose music for an English film, Beyond the Soul.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b3eaf8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5b3eaf8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3993ace elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3993ace\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><b>Awards and Titles<\/b><\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">VidyaSagar has won one National Award for music direction. He won the TamilNadu State Film Awards for best music direction for two years. He was one of the <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">top Tamil music directors of all time<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> and took home the Filmfare Awards for South five times. He won the Kalaimamani award from the Tamilnadu Government. Vidyasagar was nicknamed as Melody King.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ced8eb e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6ced8eb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bd0ee79 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bd0ee79\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Imman_2002_%E2%80%93_Present\"><\/span>Imman (2002 \u2013 Present)\n\n\n\n\n<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0a7e19b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0a7e19b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><b>Early Days<\/b><\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Imman was born in Chennai, TamilNadu, in 1983. His parents are David Kirubaakara Dass and Manjula David. In his initial days, he worked as a music composer for TV serials and as assistant to other Tamil music directors. He first composed music for the movie Kaadhale Swasam. However, his first major hit film was Tamizhan in 2002. Imman was just 19 years old when he composed music for Tamizhan.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0a045b7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0a045b7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/musicmaster.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/imman-musicmaster1.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-34396\" alt=\"imman-musicmaster\" srcset=\"https:\/\/musicmaster.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/imman-musicmaster1.png 600w, https:\/\/musicmaster.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/imman-musicmaster1-300x225.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" loading=\"eager\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d122d3a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d122d3a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-696e4f6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"696e4f6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><b>Popular Songs<\/b><\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ayaiyayo Aanandhame from Kumki; Mailaanji from Namma VeetuPillai; Kooda Mela Kooda Vachi from Rummy; Vaaney Vaaney from Viswasam; Kannana Kanney from Viswaasam.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d5e38cd e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d5e38cd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0566f97 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0566f97\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Did You Know?\n<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9681908 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9681908\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Imman has composed Title Tracks for 80 TV serials and the Bgm for over 5000 episodes. The University of Toronto in Canada, honoured him with the recognition of ambassador for Tamil chair (prestigious award in canada).<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e58b19 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5e58b19\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-85f8d49 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"85f8d49\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><b>Awards and Titles<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Imman won the National Award for music direction once. He is the fifth among <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Tamil music directors<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> to win a national award. He won the TamilNadu State Award for music once. Imman also won the Filmfare Award for music direction South once.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-35c94e0 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"35c94e0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2cf1ab2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2cf1ab2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Anirudh_2011_%E2%80%93_present\"><\/span>Anirudh (2011 \u2013 present)\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a2f766 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2a2f766\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><b>Early Days<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Anirudh, the young musical rockstar, was born in 1990 in the happening city of Chennai, TamilNadu to actor Ravi Raghavendra and Lakshmi Ravichander. <a href=\"https:\/\/musicmaster.in\/blog\/25-best-singers-of-all-time-india\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Anirudh<\/strong><\/a> completed a Diploma in sound engineering. He was also part of a band. Aishwarya Rajnikanth, his cousin&#8217;s sister, gave him his first chance as music composer in the movie \u20183\u2019.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The song Why this Kolaveri Di from 3 became an overnight sensation and the most searched song on Youtube in India. Soon, Anirudh became one of the <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">famous Tamil music directors<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f34703 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1f34703\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/musicmaster.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/anirudh-musicmaster1.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-34397\" alt=\"anirudh-musicmaster\" srcset=\"https:\/\/musicmaster.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/anirudh-musicmaster1.png 600w, https:\/\/musicmaster.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/anirudh-musicmaster1-300x225.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" loading=\"eager\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e4154f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4e4154f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ba359bd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ba359bd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><b>Popular Song<\/b><\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Velicha Poove from Ethirneechal; Aaluma Doluma from Vedhalam; Selfie Pulla from Kaththi; Amma Amma from Vellai Illa Pattadhaari; Manasilaayo from Vettaiyan.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-86d854e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"86d854e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6594b4b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6594b4b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Did You Know?\n<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f1d795 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4f1d795\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Anirudh composed music, appeared onscreen with Dhanush and Anushka for the Sachin Anthem for Boost based on Why this Kolaveri song.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fdd555a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"fdd555a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45d351e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"45d351e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><b>Awards and Titles<\/b><\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">He has won two Filmfare awards among south music directors. He won five Vijay awards, ten SIIMA awards and six Edison Awards.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9dbe83b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9dbe83b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4eda19a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4eda19a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Final_thoughts\"><\/span>Final thoughts<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b3bd246 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b3bd246\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Though we have listed 10 music directors, there are so many others who have contributed some remarkable mellifluous numbers to Tamil Music. From the olden times, the names that popup are Shankar Ganesh, V.S. Narasimhan, Devendran, Sirpi, Shyam, and V. Kumar. From the latest times, the names that popup are G.V. Prakash, Santosh Narayanan, Sean Roldan, James Vasanthan, and Sabesh-Murali.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Does the journey of each music director to stardom inspire you? Do you want to embark on a similar musical adventure? Then enroll for a demo with <a href=\"https:\/\/musicmaster.in\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>MusicMaster<\/strong> <\/a>to learn an instrument or get vocal training.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-38d33b2c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"38d33b2c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-753ad02b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"753ad02b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"FAQs\"><\/span>FAQs<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-474ab7dd elementor-widget elementor-widget-toggle\" data-id=\"474ab7dd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"toggle.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 id=\"elementor-tab-title-1191\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1191\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><svg class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-caret-right\" viewBox=\"0 0 192 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M0 384.662V127.338c0-17.818 21.543-26.741 34.142-14.142l128.662 128.662c7.81 7.81 7.81 20.474 0 28.284L34.142 398.804C21.543 411.404 0 402.48 0 384.662z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><svg class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened e-font-icon-svg e-fas-caret-up\" viewBox=\"0 0 320 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M288.662 352H31.338c-17.818 0-26.741-21.543-14.142-34.142l128.662-128.662c7.81-7.81 20.474-7.81 28.284 0l128.662 128.662c12.6 12.599 3.676 34.142-14.142 34.142z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Who are the top Tamil music directors?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1191\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1191\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The top <\/span><b>Tamil music directors<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> are M.S. Viswanathan, K.V.Mahadevan, Ilayaraja, A.R. Rahman, Vidyasaagar, Deva, Yuvan Shankar Raja and Harris Jayaraj.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 id=\"elementor-tab-title-1192\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1192\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><svg class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-caret-right\" viewBox=\"0 0 192 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M0 384.662V127.338c0-17.818 21.543-26.741 34.142-14.142l128.662 128.662c7.81 7.81 7.81 20.474 0 28.284L34.142 398.804C21.543 411.404 0 402.48 0 384.662z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><svg class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened e-font-icon-svg e-fas-caret-up\" viewBox=\"0 0 320 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M288.662 352H31.338c-17.818 0-26.741-21.543-14.142-34.142l128.662-128.662c7.81-7.81 20.474-7.81 28.284 0l128.662 128.662c12.6 12.599 3.676 34.142-14.142 34.142z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">How did Ilaiyaraaja revolutionize Tamil film music?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1192\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1192\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ilayaraja combined western classical music with the folk tunes for Tamil songs and revolutionized Tamil film music.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 id=\"elementor-tab-title-1193\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1193\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><svg class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-caret-right\" viewBox=\"0 0 192 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M0 384.662V127.338c0-17.818 21.543-26.741 34.142-14.142l128.662 128.662c7.81 7.81 7.81 20.474 0 28.284L34.142 398.804C21.543 411.404 0 402.48 0 384.662z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><svg class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened e-font-icon-svg e-fas-caret-up\" viewBox=\"0 0 320 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M288.662 352H31.338c-17.818 0-26.741-21.543-14.142-34.142l128.662-128.662c7.81-7.81 20.474-7.81 28.284 0l128.662 128.662c12.6 12.599 3.676 34.142-14.142 34.142z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">How has Tamil film music evolved over decades?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1193\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1193\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Tamil film music evolved from the live orchestra-based composing to programmed music using synthesizers over the decade. It also saw different styles like folk, hip-hop, reggae, and gaana.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 id=\"elementor-tab-title-1194\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1194\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><svg class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-caret-right\" viewBox=\"0 0 192 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M0 384.662V127.338c0-17.818 21.543-26.741 34.142-14.142l128.662 128.662c7.81 7.81 7.81 20.474 0 28.284L34.142 398.804C21.543 411.404 0 402.48 0 384.662z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><svg class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened e-font-icon-svg e-fas-caret-up\" viewBox=\"0 0 320 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M288.662 352H31.338c-17.818 0-26.741-21.543-14.142-34.142l128.662-128.662c7.81-7.81 20.474-7.81 28.284 0l128.662 128.662c12.6 12.599 3.676 34.142-14.142 34.142z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Which Tamil music director has won the most awards?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1194\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1194\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A.R. Rahman has won the most number of awards, both national and international.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 id=\"elementor-tab-title-1195\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1195\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><svg class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-caret-right\" viewBox=\"0 0 192 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M0 384.662V127.338c0-17.818 21.543-26.741 34.142-14.142l128.662 128.662c7.81 7.81 7.81 20.474 0 28.284L34.142 398.804C21.543 411.404 0 402.48 0 384.662z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><svg class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened e-font-icon-svg e-fas-caret-up\" viewBox=\"0 0 320 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M288.662 352H31.338c-17.818 0-26.741-21.543-14.142-34.142l128.662-128.662c7.81-7.81 20.474-7.81 28.284 0l128.662 128.662c12.6 12.599 3.676 34.142-14.142 34.142z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">How Tamil music directors create film scores?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1195\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1195\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The movie directors brief the <\/span><b>Tamil music directors<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> about the scenario in which the song appears. Based on the mood, the music director composes a tune. This tune may have been changed multiple times based on the movie director\u2019s wish. Once the melody is finalized, the lyric writer writes the lyrics. The music composer writes musical notes for the various musical instruments and distributes them to the team. Then, finally the song is recorded along with the singers. Sometimes, lyrics are written first.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 id=\"elementor-tab-title-1196\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"6\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1196\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><svg class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-caret-right\" viewBox=\"0 0 192 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M0 384.662V127.338c0-17.818 21.543-26.741 34.142-14.142l128.662 128.662c7.81 7.81 7.81 20.474 0 28.284L34.142 398.804C21.543 411.404 0 402.48 0 384.662z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><svg class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened e-font-icon-svg e-fas-caret-up\" viewBox=\"0 0 320 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M288.662 352H31.338c-17.818 0-26.741-21.543-14.142-34.142l128.662-128.662c7.81-7.81 20.474-7.81 28.284 0l128.662 128.662c12.6 12.599 3.676 34.142-14.142 34.142z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Who is the youngest Tamil music director?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1196\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"6\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1196\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Anirudh is 34 years old and is the youngest <\/span><b>Tamil music director<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 id=\"elementor-tab-title-1197\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"7\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1197\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><svg class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-caret-right\" viewBox=\"0 0 192 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M0 384.662V127.338c0-17.818 21.543-26.741 34.142-14.142l128.662 128.662c7.81 7.81 7.81 20.474 0 28.284L34.142 398.804C21.543 411.404 0 402.48 0 384.662z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><svg class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened e-font-icon-svg e-fas-caret-up\" viewBox=\"0 0 320 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M288.662 352H31.338c-17.818 0-26.741-21.543-14.142-34.142l128.662-128.662c7.81-7.81 20.474-7.81 28.284 0l128.662 128.662c12.6 12.599 3.676 34.142-14.142 34.142z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">How Tamil film music influences global music trends?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1197\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"7\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1197\"><p><b>Tamil film music composers<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> like A.R. Rahman composed music for western movies like Slumdog Millionaire and went on to win the Oscar and Grammy awards. A.R. Rahman composed music for the London Musical named Bombay Dreams. Ilayaraja recently composed a symphony named Valiant in London. Many music schools abroad create cover versions of Tamil songs of Ilayaraja and Rahman. So, Tamil film music always impacts global music.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<script type=\"application\/ld+json\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@type\":\"FAQPage\",\"mainEntity\":[{\"@type\":\"Question\",\"name\":\"Who are the top Tamil music directors?\",\"acceptedAnswer\":{\"@type\":\"Answer\",\"text\":\"<p><span style=\\\"font-weight: 400\\\">The top <\\\/span><b>Tamil music directors<\\\/b><span style=\\\"font-weight: 400\\\"> are M.S. Viswanathan, K.V.Mahadevan, Ilayaraja, A.R. 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